1954 Little League World Series

1954 Little League World Series
Dates	–
Teams participating	8
Champion	Schenectady, New York
Runner-up	Colton, California

The 1954 Little League World Series was held during August 1954 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Schenectady Little League of Schenectady, New York defeated the Colton Little League of Colton, California in the championship game of the eighth Little League World Series.

Qualification

State	Team
California	Colton, California
Florida	Lakeland, Florida
Illinois	Melrose Park, Illinois
Massachusetts	Needham, Massachusetts
New York	Schenectady, New York
Pennsylvania	Masontown, Pennsylvania
Texas	Galveston, Texas
Virginia	Hampton, Virginia

Championship Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	California	4
	Virginia	2
					California	8
					Illinois	1
	Illinois	6
	Texas	5
									New York	7
									California	5
	New York	16
	Florida	0
					New York	7			Third place
					Pennsylvania	3
	Pennsylvania	10
									Illinois	2
	Massachusetts	2
									Pennsylvania	3

Notable players

• Jim Barbieri and Boog Powell would become the first ball players to appear in both Little League World Series and Major League World Series. But Barbieri and Powell managed to accomplish the feat in the same years, playing each time for different teams in the 1966 World Series. A member of the Schenectady champion team, Barbieri had one pinch-hit appearance with the Los Angeles Dodgers in that Series, which turned out to be his last big league at-bat. Powell, who played in the 1954 Little League World Series for Lakeland, Florida, was a member of the Baltimore Orioles that swept the Dodgers in the Series, 4–0.^[1]

• Kenny Hubbs from Colton became the second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, and won the Golden Glove and National League Rookie of the Year awards in 1962. He died in a plane crash near Provo, UT before the 1964 season.^[2]

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